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Hair salons in Calhoun County, FL

Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for hair salons in Calhoun County, FL, set against other counties and the U.S.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 6 out of 100: Very low

Ranked #2,331 of 2,339 scored counties
#63 of 63 scored counties in Florida

Listings
14
2 chain locations (14%)
Official establishments
n/a
Fewer than 3, or not published
Household spending a year
$3.4M
On personal care products and services · $730 a household
Spending per listing
$242K
44% below the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
30.2
29% above the U.S.
Population, 2025
13,289
−3.0% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

For hair salons, Calhoun County has a Groundwork market score of 6 (very low): #2,331 of 2,339 scored counties and #63 of 63 scored counties in Florida. That puts it in the bottom quarter of counties.

Map listings as of September 2026 show 14 hair salons in Calhoun County. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations, against 14% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 30.2, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.4.

Households in Calhoun County spend about $3.4M a year on personal care products and services, or $730 per household, 27% below the U.S. average. Spread across 14 hair salons, that is $242K per salon, 44% below the U.S. figure of $430K. That spending covers all personal care products and services, which hair salons share with other businesses in the trade.

There is no official count of businesses with payroll classed as beauty salons in Calhoun County: counts under 3 aren’t published. Between 2020 and 2025, the population of Calhoun County declined 3.0%, against +3.1% for the U.S.

How Calhoun County compares

The same measures for Florida and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all personal care products and services by the hair salons counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.

Hair salons in Calhoun County, FL compared with Florida and the U.S.
MeasureCalhoun CountyFloridaU.S.
Listings per 10k households30.227.323.4
Spending per listing$242K$333K$430K
Households per official establishmentn/a1,1621,535
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023n/a+15.0%+6.0%
Population growth, 2020–2025−3.0%+8.7%+3.1%
Spending per household on personal care products and services$730$911$1,005
Median household income$50,517$74,568$80,734
Groundwork market score627

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
n/a
Employees, 2023
n/a
Annual payroll, 2023
n/a
One-person businesses, 2023
34Businesses with no payroll
Map listings, September 2026
142 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
8The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as beauty salons in Calhoun County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in Calhoun County

Population, 2025 estimate
13,289−3.0% since 2020
Households
4,636
Median age
43.0
Homes lived in by their owners
79%
Vehicles per household
1.8
Land area
567 sq. mi.
People per square mile
24
Median household income
$50,517+31.0% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$65,117
Median home value
$145,300
Jobs located here
3,410
Daytime population
11,725Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Hair salons across Florida

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The highest-scoring counties in Florida for hair salons, numbered among those based in Florida, with Calhoun County marked.

Top counties in Florida

Counties in Florida ranked for hair salons by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsSpending per listingPopulation growthU.S. rank
1Sumter County, FL86669.4$953K+21.1%#30 of 2,339
2Wakulla County, FL702116.5$550K+12.3%#289 of 2,339
3Glades County, FL68511.1$661K+9.9%#348 of 2,339
4St. Johns County, FL6525021.6$515K+25.0%#453 of 2,339
5Putnam County, FL643812.1$604K+5.9%#484 of 2,339
6Santa Rosa County, FL6316022.0$446K+11.7%#556 of 2,339
7Gadsden County, FL61148.3$870K+2.0%#618 of 2,339
8Polk County, FL6053318.4$456K+19.8%#690 of 2,339
9Suwannee County, FL603018.6$415K+10.6%#700 of 2,339
10Gilchrist County, FL591318.2$460K+14.5%#748 of 2,339
63Calhoun County, FL61430.2$242K−3.0%#2,331 of 2,339

Other business types in Calhoun County

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many hair salons are in Calhoun County, FL?

There are 14 hair salons on map listings in Calhoun County as of September 2026. 2 of them (14%) are chain locations. The listings count hair and beauty salons. No official count is published for beauty salons in Calhoun County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 34 one-person businesses without payroll.

How much do households in Calhoun County, FL spend on personal care products and services?

About $3.4M a year, or $730 per household. That is 27% below the U.S. average (an index of 73, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 14 hair salons on map listings, it comes to $242K per salon. The spending figure covers all personal care products and services, not only hair salons. It is estimated from the incomes of the 4,636 households in Calhoun County and national spending patterns by income.

How does Calhoun County, FL compare with the U.S. for hair salons?

Calhoun County has 30.2 hair salons per 10,000 households, 29% above the U.S. rate of 23.4. Spending per salon is $242K, 44% below the U.S. figure of $430K. At the national ratio of hair salons to household spending, Calhoun County would have about 8, against 14 on map listings.

How fast is Calhoun County, FL growing?

Population estimates put Calhoun County at 13,289 people in 2025, down 3.0% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 4,636 households. The median household income in Calhoun County is $50,517 a year, 37% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 31.0% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Calhoun County scores 6 for hair salons (very low), #2,331 of 2,339 scored counties.

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